This Week's Simple Tip Okinawa, Japan is a blue zone longevity hotspot, i.e. one of the places where people live extraordinarily better and longer lives than almost anyone else in the world. In small neighborhoods across the city, friends meet regularly to talk, experience life, share advice and even financial assistance when needed. They call these groups their "moai". Built on deep support and respect for each other, the moai members count on each other through life's ch

This Week's Simple Tip We all have those times in life when we are disappointed that something didn't turn out the way we hoped it would. I recently encountered this when making an airline reservation. Cost, terrible seat selection and a long layover kept me from booking the departure date I really wanted. Had it worked out the way I desired, I would not have been around to attend the celebration of life of a friend. We can only push so far, and then we have to trust fate

This Week's Simple Tip At times in life, we turn away from doing things that we might love because of a false sense of security. I worked 30+ years for a large corporation. The first third of the years I wanted to be there, the second third I needed to be there for benefits, and the last third I stayed because I feared making a wrong move in a new venture. In other words, I was staying in a job that I disliked because I was fearful of failing at something I might love. Ji

This Week's Simple Tip Years ago, a hairdresser I frequented shared a story that has been a guiding light in my life ever since. She shared the story of one of her clients, an elderly gentleman, who always appeared to be happy and satisfied with life. His reply when she asked him what his secret was to such contentment: living life by The Golden Rule. Unfamiliar with the rule, I looked it up as soon as I got home to find: The Golden Rule is the principle of treating other